Robert Paul Thomas
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Robert Paul Thomas was an economic historian known for his influential collaborative work with Douglass C. North on the economic history of Western Europe and institutional change.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert Paul Thomas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6246480 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Paul Thomas Context triple: [Douglass C. North, coAuthor, Robert Paul Thomas]
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Billy Thomas
Billy Thomas is a central character on the television series "Ally McBeal," known as Ally's former childhood sweetheart and colleague whose complicated relationship with her drives much of the show's emotional drama.
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B.
Billy Thomas
Billy Thomas is an American stock car racing driver best known for his involvement with the famed Alabama Gang of NASCAR competitors.
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C.
Dean Thomas
Dean Thomas is a fictional Gryffindor student and member of Dumbledore's Army in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
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Robert Paul Smith
Robert Paul Smith was an American author and playwright best known for his humorous novels and plays, including the work that inspired the romantic comedy "The Tender Trap."
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Tony Thomas
Tony Thomas is an American television and film producer best known for co-founding Witt/Thomas Productions and producing popular sitcoms such as "The Golden Girls."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Paul Thomas Target entity description: Robert Paul Thomas was an economic historian known for his influential collaborative work with Douglass C. North on the economic history of Western Europe and institutional change.
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A.
Billy Thomas
Billy Thomas is a central character on the television series "Ally McBeal," known as Ally's former childhood sweetheart and colleague whose complicated relationship with her drives much of the show's emotional drama.
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B.
Billy Thomas
Billy Thomas is an American stock car racing driver best known for his involvement with the famed Alabama Gang of NASCAR competitors.
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C.
Dean Thomas
Dean Thomas is a fictional Gryffindor student and member of Dumbledore's Army in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
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D.
Robert Paul Smith
Robert Paul Smith was an American author and playwright best known for his humorous novels and plays, including the work that inspired the romantic comedy "The Tender Trap."
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E.
Tony Thomas
Tony Thomas is an American television and film producer best known for co-founding Witt/Thomas Productions and producing popular sitcoms such as "The Golden Girls."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic historian
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historian ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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history ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Douglass C. North ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of new economic history approaches ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cliometrics
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economic history ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ |
| genre | economic history literature ⓘ |
| hasAcademicInterest |
long-run economic growth
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role of institutions in economic performance ⓘ |
| hasCollaborator | Douglass C. North ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Douglass C. North ⓘ |
| knownFor |
applying economic theory to historical analysis
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quantitative analysis of historical institutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborative work with Douglass C. North on the economic history of Western Europe
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research on institutional change in economic history ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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professor ⓘ |
| studies |
economic history of Western Europe
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institutional change ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Robert Paul Thomas Description of subject: Robert Paul Thomas was an economic historian known for his influential collaborative work with Douglass C. North on the economic history of Western Europe and institutional change.
Referenced by (2)
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